2025

Mx Tim Heap2, Mr David Secretan-Hallett1 1CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia, 2CSIRO, Hobart, Australia Biography: Tim Heap is a senior software engineer at CSIRO, specializing in the design and development of geospatial visualisation software. Their work focuses on building scalable and efficient...

Mr Mamello Mafisa1 1University Of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Biography: Mamello Mafisa is IT business manager within the Wits Research & Innovation department. He has an MBA from Wits Business School and a Computer Science undergraduate degree from the University...

Mrs. Erin Elstermann1, Ms Melanie Dixon1, Mr John Brown1, Dr Fatima Naim1 1Curtin University, Australia Biography: Erin Elstermann is the Data Management Officer for the DataHarvest Project at Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management. With a Master’s in...

Dr Cameron Fong1, Dr Darya Vanichkina2, Dr Rose Smail2, Dr Eden Zhang2, Dr Angus Fisk2 1The University of Sydney – RIEA, Australia, 2The University of Sydney – SIH, Australia Biography: Cameron engages with researchers, faculty, professional staff, and students to...

Mr Vikram Bahl1 1Google Cloud, Singapore Biography: Vikram Bahl serves as a Principal Architect for HPC and AI Infrastructure at Google Cloud, driven by a passion for building impactful software and supporting APAC's research and public institutions. Their career has...

Prof. James Smithies1, Mr Glen Berman1, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru2 1Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2Taiuru & Associates Ltd, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand Biography: James Smithies is Professor of Digital Humanities & Director of the HASS Digital Research Hub at The...

Ms Melanie Dixon1, Erin Elstermann1, Jane Gibberd1, Mr John Brown1, Dr Fatima Naim1 1Curtin University, Bentley, Australia Biography: Melanie is the Extension Coordinator for the DataHarvest Project, in this role she collaborates with researchers in the Australian grains industry to...

Mr Les Kneebone1 1Kurrawongai, Melbourne, Australia Biography: With 20 years experience in metadata projects, Les has worked across government, research and social service sectors. He's helped develop important linked data vocabularies, including the Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT), Public Policy Taxonomy,...

Mr Vikram Bahl1 1Google Cloud, Singapore Biography: Vikram Bahl serves as a Principal Architect for HPC and AI Infrastructure at Google Cloud, driven by a passion for building impactful software and supporting APAC's research and public institutions. Their career has...

Ms Enming Zhang, Ms Shikha Chawla Biography: Enming is a highly accomplished Business Analyst with a strong track record in leveraging evolving digital capabilities to deliver innovative and impactful solutions across the research and data infrastructure landscape. With deep expertise...